Brisk Snow Moves Into Brunswick Area
Snow moved into the Brunswick area for a second time in a week with light accumulation possible tonight. Temperatures hovered around 31 degrees. forecasters expected clearing and a slight warmup tomorrow. Road crews stood by for ice and regional snow reports spread from Lynchburg to Roanoke and Louisville.
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Weather Bureau
Tto
Frederick
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Charleston
W. Va
Lexington
Covington
Martinsburg
Brunswick
Investigates Attempt To Rob County Residence
Deputy Sheriff George Crouse investigated an attempt to break into Clara Gilchrist’s Flint Hill home after a missing window was found. The burglars entered a nearby dance hall building but nothing was stolen as the case remains under sheriff’s office review.
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Clara Gilchrist
George Crouse
Flint Hill
Chevy Chase
Sheriff's Office
Leopold Abandons Throne Return Debate to Parliament
Exiled King Leopold II said he will defer his future to Belgium's Parliament, bowing to the body’s decision. An advisory referendum last Sunday showed 57.7 percent support his return, a result seen as insufficient by many leaders for a unifying monarch.
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Geneva
Eecopold II
Belgium
Leopold
Jacques Pirenne
Belgiam
Three Way Crack Down On Gambling in Baltimore
Washington reports a joint local state and Federal crack down on big time gambling. Mayor Thomas D Alesandro of Baltimore chairs a two day Justice Department session to outline cooperative law enforcement actions. The group aims to curb organized gambling described by FBI Director Hoover as the underworld nest egg and to draft laws including possible federal acts.
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Washington
Thomas D'Alesandro
Baltimore
Attorney General's Conference of Law Enforcement
Justice Department
McGrath
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Underworld
D’alesandro
TV Tower Pact Signed With AT&T for Hamburg Site
A twenty year lease agreement between the city and American Telephone and Telegraph Company covers land on Catoctin mountain for a television relay tower at Ham burg. AT&T pays $360 yearly with a 20 year extension option from December 1, 1969. The project includes a 60,000 square foot site, rights of ingress and egress, a 28.9 foot wide right of way, and potential police antenna use if non interfering. Construction has begun, with $1,800 paid for the first five years.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hamburg
Catoctin Mountain
Deeds Recorded in Local Clerk's Office
Deeds recorded show John L Beall and Dorsey Griffiths selling to Diana Bolling a 137 acre farm and improvements in New Market district for about 20000 dollars. G Leicester Thomas sold a residence on Adam Road in Catotin Park development to James B Dorsey and spouse for 9000 dollars.
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John L. Beall
Dorsey C. Griffith
Diana Bolling
New Market District
G. Leicester Thomas
James B. Dorsey
Adam Road
Catoctin Park
Top Missouri Officers Face Court Martial Over Grounding
General courts martial are ordered for Capt William P D Brown Comdr John R Millett and Lt Comdr Frank G Morris over the Missouri grounding in Chesapeake Bar January 17. Trials convene March 27 at Norfolk naval base with open proceedings.
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Norfolk
Missouri
Chesapeake Bar
William PD. Brown
Frostproof
Fla
Big Mo
John R. Millett
Frank G. Morris
New York
Norfolk Naval Base
Naval
Allan E. Smith
Atlantic Fleet
Naval Court of Inquiry
Smith
William H. Fechteler
Atlantic
Fechteler
Adm
Budget Cut Totals $1.2 Billion in Truman Proposals
The House Appropriations committee tentatively trims President Truman’s 12 month spending plan for the next fiscal year. The central committee recommends about $1.2 billion in reductions from Truman’s requested $30.326 billion. Official action not yet taken but the omnibus bill scope shows cuts to roughly $29.113 billion.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Central Committee
Non-Partisan Law In Montgomery Invalid
Montgomery County Circuit Court ruled invalid a County Council law for non-partisan elections, finding it conflicts with the Lindsay law passed by the General Assembly five years ago. Judges Woodward and Schnauffer said general law controls in conflicts, noting the act provides for party based county council elections.
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Rockville
Montgomery County Circuit Court
General Assembly
Charles W. Woodward
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Lindsay
Local Officials Inspect Frederick County Jail
Representatives from eleven Maryland counties and guests toured Frederick county's remodeled jail focusing on sanitation and safety. The event drew 65 attendees including sheriffs and county leaders who discussed improvements and potential jail renovations in other counties. Mrs. William C. Roderick praised the women's and juvenile quarters for privacy, cleanliness, and indestructible metal cots amid bright large windows.
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Harford
Montgomery
Washington
Carroll
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Viegmire
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Howard
Prince George's
Dorchester
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William C. Roderick
Wallace Reidt
Guy Anders
A. Grant Hooper
Lloyd C. Culler
Charles H. Coney, Sr
Guilford
Mr. Cooper
Robert D. Rhoderick
Samuel Jr. Young
Physician reports sighting of flying saucer near St Marys
West Virginia physician Dr. Craig Hunter of Berkley Springs told a St Marys reporter he sighted a flying saucer while driving to St Marys. He described a large aluminum gray object with rotating fins, 250 to 500 feet high, seen for about two minutes before it vanished.
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St. Marys
West Virginia
Craig Hunter
Berkley Springs
Air Force
Hunter
Thunter
Hope for Break in Chrysler Strike Sparks Labor Hopes
Detroit March 16 A pension plan won by the CIO United Auto Workers from Nash Kelvinator Corp without a strike fanned hopes in labor circles here today of an early break in the Chrysler strike.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Chrysler
Erratic Food Price Shifts Mark Week's Market Activity
Prices for beef lamb poultry and top grade eggs edged higher while pork and most produce slipped slightly. Veal held steady at retail as wholesale prices fall, and lettuce, peppers, strawberries, and spinach rose modestly. Early Cuban watermelons appeared in markets north to New York at 10 to 13 cents a pound.
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Associated Press
Agriculture Department
New York
Billions In Income Taxes Pour In But U S Spends Even More
Washington 1641 The federal government moved billions in new spending money as tax returns arrived. A late payer left a laundry bundle with shirts in the line at the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Detroit saw a $114 373.39 quarterly installment from General Motors Corp and a small payment. The seven year statute of limitations ended, closing new fraud actions for 1943 tax year. Excise levies drew focus in Capitol Hill. Warren C. Graham, drydock executive, appeared in court pleading innocence to tax evasion charges alleging he could not afford a lawyer after the Bureau took his money.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bu Dions
Congress
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Rich R-Pat
Price
Gill to-Cole
White House
San Francisco
Warren C. Graham
Graham
Red Cross Fund In Frederick County Hits Two Fifths Goal
Frederick county Red Cross drive reports show $4089 raised, two-fifths of the $10,000 quota. Campaign HQ at 22 South Market Street notes slower reporting and donations compared with 1941, with $240 from county areas and Braddock District at $200 against a $155 target. Doors are being canvassed as March drive nears official close.
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Frederick County
Red Cross
South Market Street
Frederick
If Way
Braddock District
E. D. McCain
Daniel Thomas
Charles V
Allen G. Quynn
Russell Michael
Coplon Free on $40,000 Bail in Spy Case
Judith Coplon secured release on a $40,000 bail amid appeal of her espionage conviction. The 28-year-old former Justice Department employee must stay within the Southern District of New York and spent the first night with friends in Manhattan while awaiting permission to visit her Brooklyn family. Coplon and co defendant Valentin A Gubitehev were convicted of espionage and each sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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New York
Judith Coplon
East River
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Miss Coplon
Department of Justice
Valentin A. Gubitehev
Consul Called To Face Review Before Board
Washington reports a surprise loyalty review for John S. Service of Calcutta prompted by Senator McCarthy's charges. The State Department will bring Service home after a Civil Service Review Board recommended further appearance, with senators demanding full access to related files.
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Washington
State Department
John S. Service
India
Hickenlooper
Department
McCarthy
Javalry Board
Civil Service Loyalty Board
Review Board
Civil Service Review Board
Gerving Fra
Lincolyy White
Himeeks
Tydings D-Md
Motions Filed For Change Of Venue In Tobery Case
Suits for $30 000 damages filed in Circuit Court by Mr and Mrs Clarence A Tobery of this city against Grayson Bernard Castle Carrollton Manor to be tried by jury did not proceed today Motions for venue change filed by defendant's counsel Parsons Newman noted Mrs Tobery alleges serious injuries from a car strike at East Patrick and South Carroll streets in August 1948 seeking $5000 for loss of services Sherman P Bowers represents the plaintiffs
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Clarence A. Tobery
Grayson Bernard Castle
Carrollton Manor
Parsons Newman
Tobery
Castle
East Patrick
South Carroll Streets
Sherman P. Bowers
Taxpayer Claims Officials as Dependents in Return
A New York taxpayer testified that he claimed State Senator and U S Congressman as dependents on his income tax form arguing their support. A large check for 46 million dollars from a corporation was received in New York as a quarterly payment, while the firm's annual tax totaled 144 thousand 41 nu.
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New York
U. S
Lees
Dennis J. McMahun
Defense rests as Gibbs murder trial moves to jury
Lancaster Pa March 16 Dr Edward A Strecker testified Gibbs might kill again but could not be sure The defense rested at 945 am Gibbs is charged with murdering Marian Baker a Franklin and Marshall College stenographer The state seeks the death penalty Strecker described Gibbs as emotionally immature with an IQ of 117 and lacking social readiness, while Gibbs recalled the killing in a state of impulse.
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Lancaster
Edward A. Strecker
Edward E. Gibbs
Philaelphia
Gibbs
Giro
Marian Louise Baker
Franklin and Marshall College
John M. Ranels
Strecker
Haldwin Keyes
Philadelphia
Commonwealth
FL & M
Potters
Air Force
Ivy Fine
Baker “Wief
Truman signs bill repeal of federal oleo tax at Winter White House
President Truman signed the act repealing the federal tax on oleomargarine after arriving for a vacation. The signing occurred at the Winter White House with Charles G Ross announcing it. The law erases federal taxes on margarine but states may still regulate oleomargarine. restaurants must sell yellow margarine in triangular pots and post notices. Packages must not exceed one pound and must be labeled oleomargarine.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Washingon
Charles G.ross
White House
Washington
Truman Lost Weight On Key West Cruise
President Truman arrives at Key West aboard the Presidential yacht Williamsburg after a brief cruise. He says the trip was fine but he lost four pounds, and he joins well wishers on deck before docking at 7 am.
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Truman
Key West
Fla
Williamsburg
Ashers
Aggressive Diplomacy's End Sought
Secretary of State Acheson urged the Soviet Union to accept a seven-point program to end aggressive diplomacy and move toward peaceful coexistence. He outlined steps including peace terms for Germany Japan and Austria, withdrawal from satellites, UN reform, atomic controls, and fair treatment of Western diplomats. He warned rejection would hinder a peaceful world and return to resistance.
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Berkeley
Calif
Acheson
Russia
United States
University of California
Germany
Japan
Austria
Far East
United Nations
U. N
Jui
Communist Party
Soviet Union
San Francisco
U. S
Asia
Profit Taking Cracks Stocks on Busy New York Day
New York stock market opened strong but cooled as profit taking spread. In early trading more than one million shares traded with Allied Chemical surging to a high of 225 before closing lower, while overall activity slowed and buying remained a key driver.
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New York
Allied Chemical
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